How is science fiction doing, as a
genre? Sci-fi severely dwindled in popularity several decades ago,
with Hollywood studios being very unlikely to produce films in the
genre because of low returns. However, there has been a steady
resurgence in public interest lately. As a comparison, in 2008, 41.4
million people watched sci-fi TV shows. In 2013, 47.58 million people
were watching sci-fi. When considering total market share among movie
genres each year, there has been a general upward trend with sci-fi.
For example, in 1995, only 14 sci-fi movies were released and grossed
only 6.45% of total market share. However, in 2015, 40 different
sci-fi movies were released and grossed 25.95% of total market share.
In the last 3 years, from 2016 through 2018, an average of 37.6
movies released each year, but market share has dropped to an average
of 13%. Perhaps the dwindling enthusiasm for recent Star Wars movies
has had some effect, but sci-fi as a genre still seems to be holding
fairly strong among other genres.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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